I searched online but I could not find any answer to it. Does anyone ever measures it or knows a work on this topic with that info?
Thanks :)
Soil temperature upto 50"C is reported during summer days , higher than air temperature...Though , this is such a parameter , which is dependent upon so many parameters like texture, moisture, organic carbon , mineralogical buildup and so on...
Laterite Laterite is a type of soil produced by intense, prolonged weathering,Aluminous laterite is the world's primary source of aluminum, Red, porous, ferruginous (i.e. containing iron) rock, found in India and parts of South-East Asia.In India Maximum temperature goes to 50-51 degree C. Red ferruginous (RF) soils of tropical Indian environments belong to Entisols, Inceptisols, Alfisols, Mollisols and Ultisols soil orders. The occurrence of Ultisols alongside acidic Alfisols and Mollisols in both zeolitic and non-zeolitic parent materials in humid tropical (HT) climatic environments, indicates that the soil diversity in India is large.The soil temperature is depth function.according to depth of the soil and temperature texture, moisture, organic carbon , mineralogical buildup. Soil temperature has a significant effect on the budding and growth rates of plants. For, example, as soil temperatures increase, chemical reactions speed up and cause seeds to sprout. Farmers use soil temperature data to predict when to plant crops.
Thank you all for the insights, they were really helpful. @Anoop Kumar Srivastava thanks for the protocol. I'll give a look to it.
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